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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 182B · Camarillo, CA · April 3, 2007

Date: April 3, 2007 · 14:00 local
Place: Camarillo, CA
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N7126E
Reported as: Cessna 182B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 70 total12 in this make and model

N7126ERegistered now · Cessna 182BS/N 52126 · Built 1959 Airframe modelCessna 182B Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot/aircraft departed marina, CA airport (oar) on 04/02/2007 with a destination of orange county, CA (sna). Pilot serviced fuel to a fill fuel load at a self service system at oar. Pilot arrived in sna without incident. Departed sna on 04/03/2007 with a destination of Camarillo, California (cma). No fuel was obtained in sna. Flight to cam was uneventful until descent into cma. Approx. 5 miles out on approach, engine sputtered and quit. Pilot diverted onto a two lane road and landed. Inspection of aircraft revealed no apparent damage to aircraft and systems. Fuel tanks were visually checked and found right side virtually empty and left tank had approximately 6 gallons remaining. Aircraft received off-airport fuel service and was taxied with police escort to cma.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT/AIRCRAFT DEPARTED MARINA, CA AIRPORT (OAR) ON 04/02/2007 WITH A DESTINATION OF ORANGE COUNTY, CA (SNA). PILOT SERVICED FUEL TO A FILL FUEL LOAD AT A SELF SERVICE SYSTEM AT OAR. PILOT ARRIVED IN SNA WITHOUT INCIDENT. DEPARTED SNA ON 04/03/2007 WITH A DESTINATION OF CAMARILLO, CALIFORNIA (CMA). NO FUEL WAS OBTAINED IN SNA. FLIGHT TO CAM WAS UNEVENTFUL UNTIL DESCENT INTO CMA. APPROX. 5 MILES OUT ON APPROACH, ENGINE SPUTTERED AND QUIT. PILOT DIVERTED ONTO A TWO LANE ROAD AND LANDED. INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT REVEALED NO APPARENT DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT AND SYSTEMS. FUEL TANKS WERE VISUALLY CHECKED AND FOUND RIGHT SIDE VIRTUALLY EMPTY AND LEFT TANK HAD APPROXIMATELY 6 GALLONS REMAINING. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED OFF-AIRPORT FUEL SERVICE AND WAS TAXIED WITH POLICE ESCORT TO CMA.